Sadiq Khan to warn AI could cause âmass unemploymentâ in London
Mayor concerned that capital will be at âsharpest edge of changeâ given dependence on white-collar jobs...
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Mayor concerned that capital will be at âsharpest edge of changeâ given dependence on white-collar jobs...
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Activists report that more than 2,400 people have been killed in Iranâs crackdown on nationwide protests, according to updated figures from the Human Rights Activist News Agency, which says most of th...
Iran's communication blackout is "more serious" than ever before. Restrictions may last beyond the current protests, according to one expert....
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Iran's communication blackout is "more serious" than ever before and restrictions may last beyond the current protests, according to one expert....
Some 20,000 Ukrainian civilians are in Russian prisons and rights activists say more than 2,000 are female. Some of the women who have managed to get out jail are now speaking out about what they expe...
The worldâs billionaires grew richer than ever in 2025, charity Oxfam said on Monday, warning of âhighly dangerousâ political consequences as elites gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos. It sai...
Ricardo Martinez II spent more than a decade as a 911 dispatcher, handling thousands of emergencies as US 911 centers face a nationwide staffing and funding crisis. Across the country, emergency call ...
Billionaire wealth surged at three times âits recent pace âlast year to reach its highest level on record, deepening economic and political divides that threaten democratic â stability, anti-poverty gr...
Despite an increase in the number of women of childbearing age in France, the number giving birth is at a low. In 2025 there were more deaths than births which has some towns concerned that they are l...
Despite the ceasefire, conditions in Gaza remain perilous for many residents, with UNICEF reporting that more than 100 children have been killed by military action since the truce began. Large numbers...
Indonesiaâs ambitious free nutritious meals programme has fed more than 55 million people in its first year, a scale-up President Prabowo Subianto has hailed as a major step in tackling childhood maln...
US President Donald Trump said on January 13 heâs cancelled talks with Iranian officials amid a protest crackdown, telling Iranian citizens âhelp is on its way.â Trump did not offer any details about ...
A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, authorities are pushing a range of ideas and policies to try to encourage more births â tactics that range from cash subsidies to taxing condom...
It's been 25 years since the launch of Wikipedia on January 15th, 2001, and it's come a long way from housing just 100 pages to becoming a behemoth of online knowledge with more than 65 million articl...
Alexandria Rucker is turning 30 this year. Courtesy of Alexandria Rucker The youngest millennials turn 30 in 2026, marking a generational milestone in America. This cohort of new adults is more divers...
Elon Musk's X is trying to stop people using its AI chatbot Grok to undress women amid intensifying outrage and legal scrutiny over the deluge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding the site. It's...
Working fewer days might help create buy-in among workers for adopting AI, authors of a book on the four-day workweek suggest. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Adopting a four-day workweek could boost employ...
Adek Berry/Getty Images China's population declined for the fourth year in a row, reaching 1.405 billion. Falling birth rates and an aging population threaten China's economy and the global economy. G...